Table
Body Site Normal Temperature Range
*1
Oral
Rectal/ear
Axillary
(armpit)
*1. Body Temperature at WebMD;
website: http://firstaid.webmd.com/body-temperature
retrieved at 2010 Jan 7.
0.6 ° C (1 ° F) or more above or below
37 ° C (98.6 ° F)
0.3 ° C to 0.6 ° C (0.5 ° F to 1 ° F) higher
than oral temperature
0.3 ° C to 0.6 ° C (0.5 ° F to 1 ° F) lower
than oral temperature
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